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Pilots built in Chile Holly Scott at 2:03pm 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/817 Does anybody know about a few PILOTS THAT WERE BUILT IN CHILE FOR THEIR NAVY? I found one in terrib
Considering purchase of a centercockpit THE BOOK at 12:51pm 10.12.05 Bigger Boats 0/898 I am considering purchasing an Oday 32 centercockpit. It sounds like a great boat. She has an in mas
source for rear hatch replacement donron at 12:49pm 10.12.05 Morgan 1/1588 lookiing for source of rear hatch (formed plastic), DonRon
Considering purchasing an Oday 32 sloop THE BOOK at 12:36pm 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1006 I am considering purchasing an Oday 32 centercockpit sloop with an in mast roller furler main, 2 ele
Considering purchasing centercockpit THE BOOK at 12:22pm 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1716 I have been looking at various boats,but I am currently thinking about purchasing an Oday 32 centerc
Restoring Older C30's John Doe at 12:01pm 10.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/892 I've been checking out mid 70's Catalina 30's. I like the idea of restoring an older boat. One of
anyone have Stock Sail Plans for Morgan 35 MK-II? Donald6441 at 11:45am 10.12.05 Morgan 1/1844 or know of a web site that does?
Head Questions Merrythought at 11:11am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I am considering installing a Lectra San. Sailing area is the Chesapeake Bay that has only one non-
cleaning sails mulligan at 11:03am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3702 Anyone have experience cleaning sails with oxyclean? I've heard it works great onhalyards and I'm c
crooked island trip richard at 10:41am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 Had a great trip to crroked island...sure could have usde the info that was sent (I asked my navigat
Opinions Wanted - Raymarine ST60 or ST40 Depth? BrianW at 10:37am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2871 My Autohelm ST50 Depth died on my H26. I'm going to replace it with a Raymarine ST40 or ST60 Depth.
Holding tank replacement Nick A. at 10:30am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1407 I may decide to replace the original holding tank on my 1986 O'Day 272 and am concerned about cuttin
Swing keel Ted Weitz at 9:56am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 I have been considering a used Beneteau 311 or a new 323 with a swing keel, as I sail where I need t
Demasted Chuck at 9:55am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I have a 23' O'day on Clear Lske on a lift. Last Thrusday we went over to go sailing and the mast wa
New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1522 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/819 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/989 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1650 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th

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Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors BarryL at 6:08am 05.04.21 Hello, As mentioned, forget about getting the radar interfaced with anything else. The Raymarine d
26D Rudder AndyVS at 6:06am 05.04.21 I've sent you a pm. Andy
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors jssailem at 5:51am 05.04.21
Instruments went goofy Dr. D at 5:46am 05.04.21 The first upwind leg the winds were 8 to 10 kts. By the downwind leg the winds had dropped to 4 to 5
Funny Friday!!! Captain Larry-DH at 5:29am 05.04.21 A young man wearing the hippest styles of his generation walked into the local welfare office to pic
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 5:06am 05.04.21 Artey/Boz Understand the question on "free floating". What I did on the H31 was to cut an inspecti
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 5:03am 05.04.21 Hi Boz, the chainplate should not be free floating! For #2, I did mine with the mast off on the ha
Newbie questions. DougM at 5:00am 05.04.21 Stern tube carries the prop shaft in a shaft-drive auxiliary power. Cooling water for the shaft p
End Caps Shaefer T Track Hunter 386. Nuts?? kingle at 4:52am 05.04.21 Joe - thanks - that's my thought as well. Why would they through bolt a part that requires periodic
Tackle for secondary anchor dlochner at 4:52am 05.04.21 Fortress recommends 6 feet of chain for every 25 feet of water. Excess chain weight will interfere w
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel dlochner at 4:44am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel, it is a weak spot in your ground tackle. While the swivel looks beefy if side
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors ifmdalvey at 4:40am 05.04.21 Because you are using 4 different manufacturers you are going to get 4 different reasons / excuses f
Insurance for Macgregor 65 dlochner at 4:31am 05.04.21 Go to a dedicated marine insurance company and ask for a quote. Marine insurance is a different kett
Window Caulking dlochner at 4:24am 05.04.21 They are fixed Framed or Frameless?
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:42am 05.04.21
New Owner / Hull 355 / Top Top Mast Slug ? / Keel Hole / Cockpit cubby PaulOtt at 3:16am 05.04.21 OK. I will give out a try when I raise the mast. Thanks.
Polaris Compass / no fluid PaulOtt at 3:15am 05.04.21 Thanks. I will take a look at the Richie web site. I think I have already looked and the thru hole
Can anyone recognize this boat? Apex at 3:14am 05.04.21 Don't recognize the boat, but the centerboard is there.
26D Rudder kendyoozed at 11:38pm 05.03.21
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? DaveFromOregon1 at 11:25pm 05.03.21 Dave, Our trip was predicated on harbor hopping on days with little to no wind. Then you know t

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